Jon Paepcke

6 days ago | wvtm13.com | Jon Paepcke

The blooms, the sunshine and the peaceful sight of a duo of swimming ducks were hard to miss this morning. It was just another day in the Rock Mountain Lakes community. “It's this quiet every day. You'll hear ducks occasionally. There are some bald eagles out here. You'll hear them,” David Havron said. Two and a half miles away, lives Janice Sanders and six of her siblings. Her family has resided in Red Mountain Heights for more than a century. “Our parents were friends. Our grandparents were friends.

1 week ago | wvtm13.com | Jon Paepcke

Convincing a jury a person claimed another's life requires more than fingerprints and DNA. You need credible testimony, especially from the lead detective in the case. That's why the Birmingham Crime Commission recently recommended courtroom training for the city's crime fighters. “We're going to talk to our detectives and see. Hey, where do you all feel that you may need more training or not? Or just more guidance?” Birmingham Police Chief Michael Pickett said.

1 week ago | wvtm13.com | Jon Paepcke

Until she was eleven, Andrya Allen had incredibly fond memories of her dad. “What I really remember of him is a lot of nature and, just fatherly wisdom being passed down,” Allen said. Unfortunately, one of her final memories of Michael Crossland came three days before Christmas 2001 and has haunted her ever since. “When I got back from the church event, event, my dad was at home, and he was beaten and, and so I witnessed that part, and that was really difficult,” Allen said.

2 weeks ago | wvtm13.com | Jon Paepcke

For years, Hoover resident Tracy True Dismukes and her family have driven half an hour to see shows at the BJCC. That's why she and others feel Alabama's sixth largest city deserves its own performing arts center. “We go and we spend money at restaurants there. We pay to park, we pay for the actual experience and that money should be on Hoover. Why not?” Dismukes asked. Then in 2023, the city announced a $93 million bond deal.

2 weeks ago | wvtm13.com | Jon Paepcke

Last week, we updated the progress on the upcoming $50 million Coca Cola Amphitheater. Our Facebook post prompted more than 700 comments. Many people, like John Leddy, wanted to know, is there parking? “That was my question. There was no lots. There was no parking decks. And, I just kind of figured we were going to park over the BJCC,” Leddy said. Ultimately, there will be four nearby parking decks. Two owned by the BJCC and two by the developer of the neighboring Star Uptown project.